The , often called '''UNO''', is a medium sized public urban
University located in
New Orleans, Louisiana .
UNO was founded in
1958 as the New Orleans branch of
Louisiana State University , originally as "Louisiana State University in New Orleans" or "LSUNO", but became more independent and changed the name to "University of New Orleans" in
1974 . However, the school remains part of the
Louisiana State University System .
The university has six campuses in the
New Orleans Metropolitan Area .
- , the main campus, located at the Lake Pontchartrain end of Elysian Fields Avenue on the former site of Camp Leroy Johnson
- adjacent to the main campus on the former site of the Pontchartrain Beach amusement park
- at the corner of Franklin Avenue and Leon C. Simon Boulevard; includes the Nat G. Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena and Maestri Field at Privateer Park, UNO's basketball and baseball facilities
On
August 29 ,
2005 , the university was severely damaged due to
Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent levee breach on
Lake Pontchartrain . As a result, UNO is asking for donations to help rebuild the campus.
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